2016
Development and Feasibility Testing of a Critical Care EEG Monitoring Database for Standardized Clinical Reporting and Multicenter Collaborative Research
Lee JW, LaRoche S, Choi H, Ruiz A, Fertig E, Politsky JM, Herman ST, Loddenkemper T, Sansevere AJ, Korb PJ, Abend NS, Goldstein JL, Sinha SR, Dombrowski KE, Ritzl EK, Westover MB, Gavvala JR, Gerard EE, Schmitt SE, Szaflarski JP, Ding K, Haas KF, Buchsbaum R, Hirsch LJ, Wusthoff CJ, Hopp JL, Hahn CD. Development and Feasibility Testing of a Critical Care EEG Monitoring Database for Standardized Clinical Reporting and Multicenter Collaborative Research. Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 2016, 33: 133-140. PMID: 26943901, PMCID: PMC4878836, DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical Care EEG Monitoring Research ConsortiumAmerican Clinical Neurophysiology SocietyIncidence of seizuresMulticenter feasibility studyIntensive care unitLarge-volume centersInterictal epileptiform dischargesDaily clinical useMulticenter collaborative researchCare unitUnique patientsVolume centersElectroencephalogram monitoringDuration of recordingEpileptiform dischargesMulticenter research studiesRhythmic dischargesClinical reportsResearch DatabaseEEG monitoringClinical data repositoryClinical useConsortium databaseEEG reportsReporting tools
2009
How Long Does It Take to Make an Accurate Diagnosis in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit?
Friedman DE, Hirsch LJ. How Long Does It Take to Make an Accurate Diagnosis in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit? Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 2009, 26: 213-217. PMID: 19584746, DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0b013e3181b2f2da.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterictal epileptiform dischargesEpilepsy monitoring unitDefinite epilepsyNonepileptic eventsEpileptic seizuresEpileptiform dischargesAccurate diagnosisMore daysPercent of patientsConsecutive adult patientsExistence of patientsAdult patientsInterictal electroencephalographyMedian timeRetrospective reviewPresurgical evaluation
2002
Video‐EEG Monitoring in the Elderly: A Review of 94 Patients
McBride AE, Shih TT, Hirsch LJ. Video‐EEG Monitoring in the Elderly: A Review of 94 Patients. Epilepsia 2002, 43: 165-169. PMID: 11903463, DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.24401.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVideo-EEG monitoringMajority of patientsNonepileptic eventsPsychogenic seizuresPatient admissionsEpileptiform dischargesColumbia-Presbyterian Medical CenterEpilepsy monitoring unitInterictal epileptiform dischargesAntiepileptic medicationsElderly patientsIncreased incidenceDefinitive diagnosisDiagnostic evaluationNonepileptic seizuresMedical CenterElderly populationPatientsAverage ageEpileptic seizuresInterictal recordingsSeizuresElderly leadsAge groupsParoxysmal events